Tyus Battle overcame a poor shooting game by scoring six points in the final 86 seconds, and the Syracuse Orangemen's stingy zone helped them beat Miami 62-55 Saturday.

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Walker elevates for two-handed finish (0:17)

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Cuse's Brissett soars for emphatic one-handed slam (0:19)

Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss federal criminal charges against three of the 10 men arrested for their alleged roles in the FBI's two-year investigation into college basketball corruption. The trial for former Adidas executives Jim Gatto and Merl Code and former sports agent Christian Dawkins is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.

New No. 1 Virginia looked the part Tuesday, never trailing and holding Miami to 38 percent shooting to win 59-50.

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Guy: 'We had a lot of lows and a lot of highs tonight' (1:18)

Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com

TONIGHT HEADLINES: Virginia wouldn't lose a No. 1 seed with a loss at Miami, but would certainly drop from No, 1 overall. Kansas, which shouldn't be a No. 2 seed ahead of Texas Tech, would have to drop with a loss at Iowa State. Michigan State could make the Committee look smart with a loss at Minnesota, however unlikely. Maryland must win at Nebraska to get back in the hunt; Huskers must win to stay there. And don't get me started on Oklahoma as a No. 4. Will cover it all tonight from the debut of the #InfinityBracketBunker.

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Seth Walder ESPN Analytics

Miami's projected NCAA tournament seed would be 6.1 with a win over Virginia tonight, but 7.5 with a loss, per BPI.

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Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting

The strength of the Pack. Virginia will rely on its defense to keep them atop the polls. The Cavaliers adjusted defensive efficiency is 80.0, the second-best by any Division-I team in the last 10 seasons. The only team with a better defensive efficiency during that span is the 2014-15 Kentucky team (79.4) that was undefeated before losing to Wisconsin in the Final Four. Stats and info. Tonight UVA takes on Miami ESPN2 9pm!

Ky Bowman stole a rebound under the basket, drew a foul and hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left on Saturday as Boston College scored the last nine points of the game to rally for a 72-70 victory over No. 25 Miami.

Virginia, Villanova and Purdue have been college basketball's best this season, so that leaves us with one important question: Who is fourth? Don't give up on Xavier or Kansas, even after the Jayhawks' home loss to Oklahoma State.